A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 161.2978 East, latitude -10.2247 South, depth = 99.3 km. Unique identifier: us20002z6r. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002z6r. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/07/15 / 2015-07-04 03:51:47 / July 4, 2015 @ 3:51 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 14:51:47 / 2:51 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 99.3 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 72 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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